The victims identified so far were from different places in Gujarat and Rajasthan. A total of 241 passengers and crew on board were killed in the tragedy besides 29, including 5 MBBS students, on the ground in Meghaninagar area.

Search and recovery teams continued scouring the site of one of India's worst aviation disasters for a third day after the Air India flight fell from the sky and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state,

The Gujarat government will observe state mourning on Monday for former CM Vijay Rupani, who died in the Ahmedabad Air India crash. His funeral will be held in Rajkot. The crash has claimed 270 lives so far.

Gujarat has declared a one-day state mourning on June 16 for former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who passed away in the deadly plane crash in Ahmedabad

The DNA samples of former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, who was killed in a plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday, have matched with that of his family members. According to officials, his last rites will be held in Rajkot.

LONDON and DELHI -- An Air India airliner carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members en route to the United Kingdom crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on Thursday, leaving 246 dead and at least one surviving passenger, local officials and the airline said.

The heartbreaking Air India tragedy has left two young children without parents after their dad, Arjun Patoliya, 37, was killed in the crash. Just 18 days earlier, their mum, Bharti, died following a courageous battle with cancer. A GoFundMe page set up to support the orphaned girls, aged four and eight, has already raised over £370,000.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the Ahmedabad crash site of Air India flight AI171 and personally inspected the area on foot. Captured by news cameras, PM Modi was seen walking about 10 steps towards the entrance gate of the compound wall,